title: Acquired zinc deficiency: a case report.
abstract: Zinc deficiency can be an autosomal recessive inherited or acquired disorder and is classically characterized by acral and periorificial dermatitis, alopecia, and diarrhea. We report a case of acquired zinc deficiency in a premature 6-week-old boy with typical skin manifestation of zinc deficiency and decreased plasma zinc level. After starting zinc replacement therapy, the skin lesions completely disappeared in the first few weeks.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatovenerology, Maribor University Medical Center, Ljubljanska cesta 5, 2000 Maribor, Slovenia. Dermatovenerology Clinic, Ljubljana University Medical Center, Zaloška cesta 2, 1000 Ljubljana, Slovenia. Corresponding author: marovtmaruska@hotmail.com.
authors.forename: Maruška
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Marovt
authors.forename: Vlasta
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Dragoš
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D008297:Male; D012871:Skin Diseases / Q000209:etiology* / Q000473:pathology* / Q000628:therapy; D015032:Zinc / Q000172:deficiency*
chemical_list: D015032:Zinc